This book describes the high-availability features in Application Server, including HTTP load balancing, clusters, session persistence and failover, and High Availability Database (HADB).
This preface contains information about and conventions for the entire Sun JavaTM System Application Server documentation set.
The Application Server documentation set describes deployment planning and system installation. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) for Application Server documentation is http://docs.sun.com/coll/1343.4. For an introduction to Application Server, refer to the books in the order in which they are listed in the following table.
Table P–1 Books in the Application Server Documentation Set
Book Title |
Description |
---|---|
Documentation Center |
Application Server documentation topics organized by task and subject. |
Release Notes |
Late-breaking information about the software and the documentation. Includes a comprehensive, table-based summary of the supported hardware, operating system, Java Development Kit (JDKTM), and database drivers. |
Quick Start Guide |
How to get started with the Application Server product. |
Installation Guide |
Installing the software and its components. |
Deployment Planning Guide |
Evaluating your system needs and enterprise to ensure that you deploy the Application Server in a manner that best suits your site. General issues and concerns that you must be aware of when deploying the server are also discussed. |
Application Deployment Guide |
Deployment of applications and application components to the Application Server. Includes information about deployment descriptors. |
Developer’s Guide |
Creating and implementing Java Platform, Enterprise Edition (Java EE platform) applications intended to run on the Application Server that follow the open Java standards model for Java EE components and APIs. Includes information about developer tools, security, debugging, and creating lifecycle modules. |
Java EE 5 Tutorial |
Using Java EE 5 platform technologies and APIs to develop Java EE applications. |
Java WSIT Tutorial |
Developing web applications using the Web Service Interoperability Technologies (WSIT). Describes how, when, and why to use the WSIT technologies and the features and options that each technology supports. |
Administration Guide |
System administration for the Application Server, including configuration, monitoring, security, resource management, and web services management. |
High Availability Administration Guide |
Post-installation configuration and administration instructions for the high-availability database. |
Administration Reference |
Editing the Application Server configuration file, domain.xml. |
Upgrade and Migration Guide |
Upgrading from an older version of Application Server or migrating Java EE applications from competitive application servers. This guide also describes differences between adjacent product releases and configuration options that can result in incompatibility with the product specifications. |
Performance Tuning Guide |
Tuning the Application Server to improve performance. |
Troubleshooting Guide |
Solving Application Server problems. |
Error Message Reference |
Solving Application Server error messages. |
Reference Manual |
Utility commands available with the Application Server; written in man page style. Includes the asadmin command line interface. |
Application Server can be purchased by itself or as a component of Sun Java Enterprise System (Java ES), a software infrastructure that supports enterprise applications distributed across a network or Internet environment. If you purchased Application Server as a component of Java ES, you should be familiar with the system documentation at http://docs.sun.com/coll/1286.3. The URL for all documentation about Java ES and its components is http://docs.sun.com/prod/entsys.5.
For documentation about other stand-alone Sun Java System server products, go to the following:
A JavadocTM tool reference for packages provided with the Application Server is located at http://glassfish.dev.java.net/nonav/javaee5/api/index.html. Additionally, the following resources might be useful:
For information on creating enterprise applications in the NetBeansTM Integrated Development Environment (IDE), see http://www.netbeans.org/kb/55/index.html.
For information about the Java DB database included with the Application Server, see http://developers.sun.com/javadb/.
The GlassFish Samples project is a collection of sample applications that demonstrate a broad range of Java EE technologies. The GlassFish Samples are bundled with the Java EE Software Development Kit (SDK), and are also available from the GlassFish Samples project page at https://glassfish-samples.dev.java.net/.
The following table describes the default paths and file names that are used in this book.
Table P–2 Default Paths and File Names
Placeholder |
Description |
Default Value |
---|---|---|
as-install |
Represents the base installation directory for Application Server. |
Java ES installations on the SolarisTM operating system: /opt/SUNWappserver/appserver Java ES installations on the Linux operating system: /opt/sun/appserver/ Other Solaris and Linux installations, non-root user: user’s-home-directory/SUNWappserver Other Solaris and Linux installations, root user: /opt/SUNWappserver Windows, all installations: SystemDrive:\Sun\AppServer |
domain-root-dir |
Represents the directory containing all domains. |
Java ES Solaris installations: /var/opt/SUNWappserver/domains/ Java ES Linux installations: /var/opt/sun/appserver/domains/ All other installations: as-install/domains/ |
domain-dir |
Represents the directory for a domain. In configuration files, you might see domain-dir represented as follows: ${com.sun.aas.instanceRoot} |
domain-root-dir/domain-dir |
instance-dir |
Represents the directory for a server instance. |
domain-dir/instance-dir |
The following table describes the typographic changes that are used in this book.
Table P–3 Typographic Conventions
Typeface |
Meaning |
Example |
---|---|---|
AaBbCc123 |
The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 |
A placeholder to be replaced with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized (note that some emphasized items appear bold online) |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. |
The following table explains symbols that might be used in this book.
Table P–4 Symbol Conventions
Symbol |
Description |
Example |
Meaning |
---|---|---|---|
[ ] |
Contains optional arguments and command options. |
ls [-l] |
The -l option is not required. |
{ | } |
Contains a set of choices for a required command option. |
-d {y|n} |
The -d option requires that you use either the y argument or the n argument. |
${ } |
Indicates a variable reference. |
${com.sun.javaRoot} |
References the value of the com.sun.javaRoot variable. |
- |
Joins simultaneous multiple keystrokes. |
Control-A |
Press the Control key while you press the A key. |
+ |
Joins consecutive multiple keystrokes. |
Ctrl+A+N |
Press the Control key, release it, and then press the subsequent keys. |
-> |
Indicates menu item selection in a graphical user interface. |
File -> New -> Templates |
From the File menu, choose New. From the New submenu, choose Templates. |
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